The familiar forms of ice, including snowflakes (left), are built from crystals, but amorphous ice (right) is unstructured. Credits: NASA/Earth…
New Nanoparticle Catalysts Improve Reactivity with Much Less Platinum
A sample of a core-shell nanoparticle made by the researchers is shown in images made using scanning transmission electron microscope…
Using a Functionalized Metal-Organic Framework Compound to Filter Heavy Hydrogen
A team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute has developed a metal-organic framework compound that can be used to…
Scientists Discover Nano-Crystal (Cluster) of PbS
Kit Bowen A team of scientists from John Hopkins University and McNeese State University have determined that when 32 units…
Livermorium & Flerovium, Two New Elements Officially Join Periodic Table
It was first announced back in December 2011 that two new elements would join the periodic table of elements. It…
Understanding the Evolution of Organic Molecules in our Solar System
Researchers are brewing up icy, organic concoctions in the lab to mimic materials at the edge of our solar system…
Forming the Smallest Ice Crystals in the World
At the origin of the perfect crystal: water crystallizes with a six-fold symmetry that can be seen in every snowflake.…
Biochemical Reactions Act Differently When Subjected to Intracellular Crowding
Biochemical reactions behave differently when subjected to intracellular crowding Image: James Cridland/Flickr Molecular crowding inside cells is a critical factor…
“Molecular Levers” Accelerate Reactions
Researchers at Duke University found that a molecule made with a polynorbornene backbone can act as a lever to open…
Beer’s Bitter Compounds May Result in New Treatments for Diabetes and Other Maladies
The configuration of a humulone molecule is superimposed on a hops vine and a glass of beer. Werner Kaminsky Using…